THE BRITISH COLD BIA DECEMBER , 1970
RunnerPUBLISHED BY THE DEPA RTMENT OF HIGHWAYS VOLUME 7, UMBER 4
RECOVERY OF THE ENTERPRISEWhen Barkerville mining activity ended,
the miners moved north and the paddlewheeler En terprise was dispatched north,in 1870, from its ru n on the Fraser River,to serve the Omineca gold fields. Thestern wheeler was beac hed on TrembleurLake in August, 1871, for the winter, butin the spring of 1872 it caught fire andburned to the water line. This year,almost 100 years later, the office of theProvincial Secretary requested the Department of Highways to recover the remains for historical purposes. All thatremained were the boilers and the crankshaft which were loaded on a barge andtransported to Fort 51. James. Picture onthe bottom, right, shows the remains ofthe Enterprise on the beautiful sandybeach of Trembleur Lake. Bottom left,Road Foreman Wilf Patten inspects theremains before sending in a barge forretrieval, and, left , Pilot Jerry Johnsonlooks at the ancient boiler.
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Volume 7
T HE ROAD RUNNER
December, 1970 Number 4
Th ere isn't any new wayo f say ing it so I won't try,hut again I would like toex tend to each employee o fth e Department m y personalwish for a M erry Christmasand a Happ y N ew Y ear. Formany on winter maintenan ceand ferry operations, theholidays are working days.
To these I would lik e to add a special word o f thanks onbehal] of th e British Columbia G ov ernment, which employ s them, and the travell ing public, whi ch m ak es heavydem ands on them in this period .
W . D . BLA CK, Minister .
Nine-foot multi-plate culvert about to be put in place on theTrans-Canada Highway near Duncan. This large culvert, installed in A ugust, provides school children with a safe crossingto a school on the busy highway. Arnold Glover, Bridge For eman 3, and A. Casagrande, Road Maintenance Foreman, Duncan ,supervised the installation. Oth ers on the job were Allen Stewart,Don Vincent, and Alfred Olson.
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Briti sh Columbia Department of HighwaysVictoria, British Columbia
Ray Baines, Executive EditorArthur 1. Schindel, Editor
* *Associate Field Editors
A. R. Limacher _ _ VictoriaBill Ingram _ __VictoriaAl Walisser _ __..__ _ _ Bridge DistrictJim Winton .. ._.. . North VancouverS. J. Tognela . . Burn sideJ . W. Morris.,.. . . NanaimoM. Butler . . . Courtenay
David Price . British Columbia Ferries Divis ionGeorge Cooper . . .Patrol, North VancouverEllis Meads .. . Dock Distri ctLloyd Burgess . New WestminsterDon Osborne ChilliwackJim Ferrier . . .._. KamloopsEd ie Smith . . Williams LakeMurray Ram say .. .. ._.._._.Salmon ArmM. J. Newlands .. ..__.. .. ..RevelstokeAl Desimone .. .__... .. ..VernonFred Evans .. .. .. .. .. .... KelownaJ. W. Zaporozan __ .._ .. .. ...PentictonJim Chenoweth __.._.... _.. .. MerrittDave Roberts ..----------- .. .._..__.LillooetDorothy Wilkin s -------..---- .. .. Grand ForksR. E. McKeown .. .. ...._..__RosslandS. J. Dixey ----....----..----..-- .... ..__. NelsonFred Angrignon . _.. . New DenverFred Ryckman .. ..__...__....__..__CrestonN. K. Molander .. ..__. Cr anbrookSam Caravella __.. .. .. .. . FernieJ. W. Hickmott .. .. ....GoldenSteve Sviatko .. .. ... .. .SmithersJ. C. Bartsch __.. .__.. .__. ..Pouce CoupeHomer Good .. ...__.Fort St. JohnDon Hutton ..__. .. .. ..__.. TerraceShirley Hrechka .. Prince GeorgeJack. Doddridge .. ... . ..__ Prince GeorgeC. R. Stephenson .. ...__.__....__QuesnelGeorge Harper .. .... .. VanderhoofH. R. Walker .. .. .. .... ...Burns LakeW. R. Ball ....__.. .... .. .... .. Prince Rupert
Cover Photo-Unusual project for the Department in July andAugu st, 1970, was the paving of the runw ay for the new Revelstoke Airport. Work was done under a British Columbia Hydrocontract with specifications prepared by the Department of Highways Paving Branch and supervision of the job by a crew underProject Supervi sor J. R. Ca llaghan. The old runw ay was floodedby the storage reservoir behind the Dunc an Dam .-Phot o courtesyof Hans Giesen, Revelstoke.
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PROMOTIONS 10-7 CLUBFort St. John Dis
trict employees recently held a retirement party for JACKMcDONALD, whohas been with the Depar tmen t since 1956 .He has worked in
many jobs-truck driver, loader, and lowbed operator. Jack will now devote hisconsiderable energies to his farm, aftera well-deserved winter holiday in Mexico.
A social and dancewere held on October30, in the Sacred HeartHall, to mark the retirement of HARRYBALL, Golden District Bridge Foreman.Harry was presented
with a cash gift from fellow employees.He started work with the bridge crew in1957 as a labourer, working his way lipto Foreman in 1963.
Retiring after 10years with the QuesnelDistrict, ALEX KLASOFF leaves for theOkanagan to take overan orchard. Alex waspresented with giftsand his fellow employees wished him every success in his newventure.
V. "BUD" GREENretired August 31,1970, from the Merritt Highway Districtmaintenance crew,after 15 years with theDepartment. Bud wasgiven a surprise partyat his home, and he and Mrs . Greenwere presented with gifts from fellowemployees.
GORDON SPIERSretired recently afterworking in the QuesnelDistrict for the last11 years as a Catand Grader Operator.Gordon started originally with the Depart
ment in 1927, at Creston, until he joinedthe army in 1940 . After the war, heworked for Emil Anderson Constructionfor a time . Gordon was presented withgifts and best wishes by fellow workers.
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NEW FACESIN NEW PLACESJ. A. ARNUSCH is the new Engineer
ing Aide 2 at Grand Forks. Jim hasworked for the Construction Branch forthree and one-half years in Prince Rupert,Terrace, and on the Stewart-CassiarHighway. His hobbies are hunting andfishing.
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The position of Dis trict Technician atNew Denver has recently been filled byW. D. COOPER. Bill had spent the lastfour years of his service at 100 MileHouse. With his wife and two children,he has taken up residence at Silverton .
ROGER PRATThas been promoted tothe position of Regional Materials Engineer in Kamloops. Hewas previously withMaterials TestingBranch in Victoria.
Roger was born and educated in England,where he graduated with a B.Sc. fromLeeds University. He came to Canadain September, 1964, obtained a MastersDegree in soil mechanics at Queen'sUniversity. He started with the Construction Branch in July, 1967, at Nakusp,transferred to Materials Testing Branchat Nelson in March, 1968, and then transferred to Victoria in October, 1968.Roger is single. His outside interests aresports, particularly track and field, middlelong-distance running, tennis, and badminton. Other interests are reading andChinese cooking.
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T . W. TAYLORwon through competition the position ofRoad Foreman 4,North Vancouver District. He was formerlywith Bridge District, atPattullo Bridge, and
worked for a time at Celista, Salmon ArmDistrict. Tom has, in addition to hisoccupational duties, the responsibility forthe needs of a family of nine children.
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STEVE CUIT has won, through competition, the position of Mechanic Foreman 3 at Courtenay. A gathering of theNew Denver Highway District employeeswas held on September 11, 1970, to wishhim the best on his transfer. Steve hasbeen a Mechanic Foreman 2 at NewDenver since 1966.
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JIM HAWES, of the Dock DesignBranch, has been reclassified from Engineering Aide to Engineering Assistant.
LLOYD ROSELL,promoted to RoadForeman 2, PrinceRupert District, recently moved fromPrince George, wherehe was employed asa Construction and
Road Foreman.
DENNIS ANDERSON, new Road Foreman, Stewart, in thePrince Rupert District,is finding that his newjob keeps him almosttoo busy to enjoy theexcellent fishing and
hunting in the area.
W. C. PURDY, Assistant Mechanic Foreman I, has been promoted and transferredto New Denver asMechanic Foreman 2.Bill started with theDepartment at Cloverdale in December, 1964. The recentmove is to familiar surroundings, as Billworked in New Denver from May, 1966,to July, 1968, as a Heavy Duty Mechanic.A farewell gift was presented to Bill byG. K. Austin, District Superintendent, onbehalf of fellow employees.
NEIL C. TAITRIEwas recently promotedto the position ofChief Property Negotiator, following the retirement of Les Mooreearlier this year. Neilcommenced working
for the Department on a temporary basisin 1936 and, after war service, rejoinedthe Department in 1946. He is marriedand has three children. His hobbies arelodge work and gardening.
STAN PALOPOSKIrecently won throughcompetition the position of Regional Landscape Supervisor inRegion 2. He startedwith the ConstructionBranch in May, 1957,then transferred to the Paving Branch inFebruary, 1959. Stan is married andhas three children.
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RALPH F. SNYDER, Machine Operator at Nakusp for the past five years,was fatally injured on October I, 1970.while working on Project 672 , HalfwayRiver Bridge , north of Nakusp. He was50 and is survived by his wife , Aile en.and four children. Mr. Snyder was bornat Did sbury, Alberta, educated at Edgewater. British Columbia, and served inWorld War II.
OBITUARIES
BRUNO LILIENWEISS died suddenlyat his home, October I, 1970, in Quesnel.Prior to his retirement, Mr. Lilienwei sswas a Bridgeman I, having worked forthe Department of Highways since 1962.He is survived by his wife, three sons,and one daughter.
Headquarters office Loc ation Branchstaff members were saddened by the sudden death of J . C. (CA M ) PORTEOUS,who died October 22, at 61. He leaveshis wife Carrie and two sons . He hadworked for the Department as aDr aughtsman since July, 1967. Mr. Porteous served in World War II with theR.C.A.F.
Leslie Marrion and R ob Rippengalcwere married at First United Church, illVictoria. 011 September 12, 1970 . R ob isemployed at the Head Office of BritishColumbia Ferries.
Former friends and fellow employeeswere saddened recently to hear of thedeath of former Fernie District Superintendent, M. C. K. (MIKE) STRUV E.who ret ired from the Department sixyea rs ago. He was stru ck down whilecro ssing a street in Aarhus, Denmark.October 27. He and his wife, Ann eMarie, left in 1964 for Denm ark , Mike'snative country, to spend their retirementyears.
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SONIA LANGIS and ROBERTAYOTTE were married in Our Lady ofLourdes Church, Coquitlam, in October,by Rev. Father Surette. Robert is anEngineering Aide with the Dock DesignBranch in New Westminster.
John Richard Bullard, En gine eringAssistant, N ew Westm illster HighwaysDistrict, was married to Eva Kohleovaill Brno City Hall , Brno, C.U.S. R .(Cz echoslo vakia) , Jul y 18, 1970 . Wh ell
Eva arrives from Europ e, the co uple plan
to liv e ill th e Kit silan o area o f Vallcouver .
A wedding of interest took place inthe United Church at Golden, in October , when JACKY ESTEY and ISABELGRANT were married. Jacky is aTruck Driver with the bridge crew atGolden, and has been with the Department for the pa st six years.
ROBIN A. VAL ENTINE was marriedto FLORENCE ZELEZNIK, of Nakusp,in September. Th e couple will reside inNakusp, where Robin is a member of theNew Denver survey crew.
A large group from Headquarters staffgathered recently to mark the retirementof Ch arlie Eva , after 39 year s' servicewith the Department. He sta rted withthe Department of Publ ic Works in Jul y,193 I, work ed fo r a time in the DistrictEngineer's office and then as secreta ry tothe Chief Engineer and Assistant Chief
Charlie Eva RetiresAfter 39 Years of Service
EDWIN DAVID ODDY ret ired fromthe Delt a East maintenance crew of theNew Westminster Highways District onSeptember 30, 1970, after serving in theAldergrove yard from April I, 1943,until it ' closed, and then moving toCloverdale. He ha s held several jobs ,and fellow employees from both Deltacrews gathered to present Edwin with agift.
En ginee r. Charlie joined the army in1942 and served in the R.C.A. and R.C.E.until April. 1946, when he returned towork in the District office. He thentransferred to Headquarters in 1948,where he processed contract s, permits,gaze lle notic es, subdivision, and classification of highw ays. With the growth ofthe Department and highway system inrecent year s, Cha rlie's work has beenmainly concerned with the latter threeof the se subjects, and he has also workedfor several years as recording secretaryfor the Highway Board and Ferry Committee meetings. In his long career withthe Department, Ch arlie has served under10 different Ministers of Public Worksand Highways and five Deputy Mini ster s.
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ABOUT PEOPLEBILL TEAL, Auto
Mechanic, VernonHighways District,joined the Vern 0 ncrew in March, 1967.He has since provento be a great District
I. asset, not only to theMechanical Branch, but to the localB.C.G.E.U. branch for which he is anuntiring organizer and worker.
MRS. BRENDAHANLEY, Switchboard Operator atBritish Columbia Ferries Division head office. Brenda has beenwith British ColumbiaFerries since April,1968, having previously worked for British Columbia Medical Services.
D. M. (DON)JOHNSTON is Project Supervisor on thereconstruction ofPatricia Bay Highwaythrough Saanich. Hestarted in 1956 as aLevelman on Horse
shoe Bay-Squarnish Highway and dutytours included freeway construction onHighways 499, 40 I, multi-lane construction in Surrey and Langley and then reconstruction of the Britannia-Squamishsection. An excellent mathematician,Don's alma mater is University of Saskatchewan . He keeps .. brushed up" atU.B.C. and B.C.l.T. Married, with twodaughters, he also finds time for photography, sign writing, exotic languages,cryptography, horticulture, and astronomy.
C. J. D. (DON)McCORMICK, Engineering Technician 2,Bridge Design office,Victoria. Don wasborn in Nelson, andmoved at an early age,with his parents, to
Vancouver. After completing studies inengineering technology at evening classes,he worked for several mining companiesin the Kootenays until 1939 when he wentto work for a structural steel company.Early in World War If, he worked inaircraft production at Sea Island, thenshipbuilding at Prince Rupert and Victoria. Don joined the Department in1945, and in 1969 worked for eightmonth, as Project Supervisor on theSwartz Bay ferry terminal improvements.His hobbies are golf, tennis, and curling.
New Clerk I in theKamloops District office is MISS LINHUMPHREYS. Herhobbies are sewing,skating, and swimming.
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GLEN WILEY,Road Foreman 2 atFraser Lake, Vanderhoof Highway District,has resided in theLakes District most ofhis life. Formerlywith the Burns LakeHighway District, Glen is an ardenthunter, amateur prospector, and rockhound.
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MISS DONALDANELSON, Clerk 2with British ColumbiaFerries Division Traffic Department. MissNelson started withthe Division in September, 1968. Her
hobbies include sewing, singing, and playing the piano.
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THOMAS GENEMUISE started withthe Williams Lake District in September,1970, as Yardman.Tom is married, witha son and daughter,and pursues a very interesting hobby, painting on velvet. Hewas born in Nova Scotia and spent fouryears in Kamloops before moving toWilliams Lake.
BOB OHLAND,Fort St. John DistrictMechanic lA, hasworked in the shopsince 1965, and is currently chairman of theDistrict Safety Committee.
R. M. (DICK)YAMAOKA, Engineering Assistant withthe Location Branch,was transferred fromfield crew to RegionalLocation office inKamloops, June, 1970.
He has been with the Department sinceSeptember, 1963. Dick and his wife,Donna, have twin sons. His interests arefishing and hunting.
B. "BILL" NIELSEN is Project Supervisor currently on reconstruction of a section of the PatriciaBay Highway. He isalso in the process ofwrapping up the fieldand office work on his last project, thenew Cowichan Valley Highway. Billstarted with the Department as an Engineering Aide in 1959, and has done acircuit of some big projects, Rogers Pass,Highway 40 I, Simon Fraser Universityaccess, Highway 16, Buttle Lake , andGold River. He is a member of theSociety of Engineering Technologists.Bill is married with two children. Leisuretime is for travel, camping, and reading.
FRED F. DEGUGLIELMO is DistrictOffice Manager atNew Denver and hasbeen there for justover a year. He ismarried wit h fourchildren, and in his
spare time enjoys working on his stamp,coin, lighter, and gun collections.
BRUCE WALKER,Engineering Te c h n ician I, working on design for one of thePatricia Bay Highwaystructures. Born andeducated in Glasgow,Scotland, Bruce servedhis apprenticeship as a structuraldraughtsman with a steel firm . After twoyears with the Royal Air Force, he returned to his former work until he decided to move to Canada in '1959. Hejoined the Department's Bridge Designoffice in June of that year, and in 1969Bruce worked for seven months as ProjectSupervisor on the Little River ferry terminal structural modifications. He is activeas a coach in juvenile soccer and hishobbies are golf and fishing.
MRS. D. FOORD,Clerk 2 with the British Columbia FerriesTraffic Department.Diane joined the Department in September, 1969, after moving here from Winnipeg. Her interests include sewing andmotor-cycle rides in the country.
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"EXTRACURRICULAR" ACTIVITIES
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Employees of theNew Denver HighwayDistrict gatheredAugust 28 to conveyto D. C. WESTAWA Y, District Superintendent, their beston his recent transfer
to Grand Forks. Dave had served asDistrict Superintendent at New Denversince 1961.
ConvalescentsA. N. CLARKE, Road Foreman 2,
Fort St. James, is on extended sickleave. Art is to undergo surgery inJanuary, and all employees in the Vanderhoof District wish him a speedyrecovery.
KENNETH C. BOYD, Machine Operator 4, Yahk maintenance crew in theCranbrook District, recently underwenta major operation, and all his fellowemployees wish him a quick recovery.
District Superintendent R. M. McMILLAN was recentlytransferred from theGrand Forks to NewDenver District. OnAugust 28, a dinner tin his honour washeld, and a gift presented from the employees of the Grand Forks HighwayDistrict.
On August 21, Region 3 honoured RAYWHITE and his wifeat a smorgasbord anddance prior to theirdeparture to Kamloops where Ray isthe new Regional
Ray White. Highway Engineer forRegion 2. The sameevening in Karnloops,Region 2 similarlyhonoured J. W. (BILL)NELSON and Mrs.Nelson, before Billleft to become Re-gional Engineer at J. W . (Bill) Nelson .
Nelson, and A. H.(BERT) DIBBENand Mrs. Dibben,prior to their departure to Pouce Coupe,where Bert is the newDis t ric t Superinten
A. H. (Bert) Dibben. dent.
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John Noah Adams, with the crew atBridge Lake since March, 1959, built
this cairn on his 011'11, and dedicated itto the pioneers of Mahood Falls andDistrict.
In August, 1970, a picnic was held atChimney Lake to honour FRANKBLUNDEN and his wife on their transfer to Kamloops. Willard (Bill) R.Kimble, Mechanical Foreman, presentedthe couple with gifts and wished themwell, on behalf of Williams Lake District,in their new post.
Two Department employees ill Fernie,
Mario Rocca, left , and George Kubos,right, both ardent elk hunters, with twofine trophies. Mario's trophy is a sixspike with a heavy beam and George's
is a seven spike, commonly called a" royal" with a 54-illch beam.
With D. R. Mucl.aren trophy, for thetop air cadet squadron ill British Columbia, is Captain David Price, CommandingOfficer, and Lieut. B. Ethier, Chief rna».ing Officer of 676 Squadron, Sidney, winners of the award for 1970. Dave Priceis Assistant Traffic Manager with British
Columbia Ferries in Victoria and B. H.Ethier is Chief Engineer all M .V. MillBay.
Merrill Sproul, Regional ConstructionEngineer, Nelson, captured the men's clubcltampionship at the Nelson Golf and
COliII try Club this summer. Merrill, aclose second ill a fell' earlier tournaments,11'011 the men's title for the first time hydcieating Doug Garland all the 35th holeof the 36-hole match-play tourney,
Forty-six golicrs were entered ill theevent,
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PEEK INTO THE PAST
Two of the few places in British Columbia where concrete wasused for road building were on the Island Highway near Colwood,top picture, and on the route from Victoria to Sidney, both onVancouver Island. These photos were taken in 1922, when crewslaid about eight miles of concrete from the Craigflower Bridge toCol wood and about four miles on wha t is now East Saanich Road
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in the municipality of North Saanich, bottom picture. Thelatter is still used today though asphalt shoulders have beenadded to increase width. The Island Highway section has beencovered with all asphalt pavement, Notice wooden screeds withwheelbarrow-type handles and long-handled roller. Concretewas poured between wooden plank forms.
One of the early Federal/rucks. number S-35, a/ Creston in 1930. Picture was loanedby Gordon Spiers, who was the driver a/ that time.
Peter Chaprun under the canopy of Caterpillar Tractor .. Model Sixty" of 1927/28 vintage,presently being restored by Prince Rupert Garage for the museum.
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ON THE JOB
South approach spans 011 Mischinsinlika Creek Bridge, near Ma ckenzie,constructed by Princ e George crew in A ttgust , 1970.
Frank Peck , Senior Road Foreman , Prince Ge orgeDistrict, backing roller P-191 off lowbed.
Prince Rupert District employees. left toright. Bill Pelcch. Jimmy Jack , and ForemanLloyd Rosell at 1I'0rk on Highway 16 signbridge.
N ell' sign , at the start of the Yellowhead Rowe in Prince Rupert, 11'1'1comes A laska visitors to British Columbia . Princ e Rupert crew is placingth e sign .
Princ e Rupert sign man, DonatoGrossi , putting III' ncw " Y ellowhead "16 route markers, near the ex trem ewestern end of th e 700-mile longhighway across British Columbia.
Installing curb and islands at the intersection of 22nd Avenueand the Prince George bypass in the Prince George District areRichard Stelzer on the truck, left to right on the road, Dean Ireland (Foreman), Eli Caplctte, Fred Heger of the patching-crew,and Art Prodeah l from the survey crew.
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Prince George bridge crew at Mlschinsinlika Creek Bridge withGIll -lam beams in background. They are, left to right, AlbertHembrow, Dave Rowan, Euclid Tremblay (Poli ce Coupe}, PatFay, Ron Mattison, and Jack Pyle. Eighty-one foot beams weremoved all a logging-tractor 49-foot " highboy" over the 12 milesfrom Mackenzie to the site .
Len Husscll , operator of pavement-burner truck , burning of] excessasphalt which hied 011 Northwood Pulp-mill Road ill the Prince GeorgeDistrict.
Left 10 right, Project Supervisors, A. Mednis, D . Chisholm, and Engineering Assistant E. O. Twiname completillR the filial quantities for Construction Project 1991 , anl l-mile reconstruction iob all the Cariboo Highway, .501I/hof Quesnel,
Q-2 crusher in operation at Stewart. Warrell Horsnell, PrinceRupert District Technician, left, talks to Gordon Rodney, CrusherForeman,
lnstallation of binwall along the Pine Pass section of the JohnHart-Peace River Highway. Seen on the project are Rod Capiendo, John Kipke, Walter Pyle, and Donald Boulard, Others onthe job were Fernand Martel/ and Nick Prymu , Site is (Ill oldslide area.
C. B. (Chuck) Rolston, Senior Road Foreman, left, BumsLake District, and F. W. (Mike)Tetreau, Road Foreman forSouth hank area, pause after inspecting Skins Dam at OotsaLake.
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Trinity Mountain assisting with the installation of aradio repeater. The cone was taken lip by helicopter.
Fort St . John District Mechanic,John Lines, making a delicate adjustment to the lathe. John came to FortSt. John earlier this year from theLangford shop.
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Preparing forms for concrete cattlepasses are Gordon Duffus and BillLuciow. The Fort St . John District crewsconstructed two concrete box-type cattlepasses along the Hudson Hope Highwaythis year as partial compensation forright-of-way used during the reconstruction of the highway in 1968/69.
Paving Branch Technician, Frank Martens, left, has spent considerable time inthe Vanderhoof District, and it is expected he will be in the area again in1971. He is shown here with Herb Heywood, Engineering A ssistant, inspectingthe new pavement in the Vanderhoofyard. (Frank puts in a bid for the Vanderhoof District to get some goose-shooting in the fall .)
Momentarily relaxing in the sunshine, is the Golden GarageCrew, left to right, A . Lotosky , Mechanical Foreman 2; F. Russell, Heavy-duty Mechanic; S . Howe, Mechanic-Welder; T. Sime,Assistant Foreman 1; and N . Schuler, Mechanic 1.
In October, 1970, the Paving Branch conducted an experimentby placing an open-graded. carpet-coat pavement on the westbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway 401 at Carvolth Road,where wheel path s retained water during rain storm s and causedhydro-planing at high speeds. The purpose was to determine ifthe open-graded mix would stand up to heavy traffic, if the opentexture would disperse the water and improve traction, and ifit would reduce headlight glare . The photograph shows the matafter rolling. Results to date are encouraging.
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First phase of Highway 401 beautification project was completed at the end of October,under the supervision of Mike Pope, Landscape Supervisor, Maintenance Branch , theplanting of 131/2 tons of daffodil bulbs along freeway between Chilliwack and Vancouver,a total of 175.000 to 180,000 bulbs. Bridge District, New Westminster District . andChilliwack District personnel did the planting with a two-man power auger and farmtractors with augers. Art Regier. A bbotsjord 'maintenance crew, left, and Jerry Wheeler.Co-ordination of the work was by Ian McI.ennan of the Bridge District.
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Dave Williams, Graderman, left; Norman N ina tti, Truck Driver: and RussGalloway. Road Foreman, are reconstructing a road in preparation for roadmix paving in the Nanaimo District.-
Road Maintenance Foreman' 4, Nanaimo District, A lex Bray den, speakingto a satisfied resident of the area whoreported all the roads in perfect condition.Or so it was reported to the RR!
Ernie Malmo. Bridge Foreman 1, looking over a sea wall along the DepartureBay Road. The wall was built by theNa naimo District bridge crew to protecthighway facilities against winter stormsand high tides.
Doug Van Tine, A tlin Foreman, FortSt. John District. checks one of theemergency shelters on the A tlin highway.These shelters were originally establishedby the Canadian A rmy during the periodthey were responsible for maintenance.Since the Department took over the highway. these small "havens" have beenkept up in this remote area of theProvince.
Norman Taylor, Mechanical Foreman.Nanaimo District. at Parksville, preparing a requisition for mechanical parts.
Bob Williams. Graderman , NanaimoDistrict, is busy keeping up to graveltrucks rebuilding the extension road atCassidy .
Fort St. John. District Mechanical ShopForeman Lawrence Harding. right. discusses the fine points of tire changingwith Grader Operator George Anderson.
Don Lellerge, Truck Driver, NanaimoDistrict bridge crew, is also a competentwelder and has just completed a set offorms for curb and gutter work.
Lloyd Antrim. left, Mechanic. andD . W. Brittain. Nanaimo District, areextra busy in the Parksville shop gettingtrucks ready for ploughing and sandingalong with regular repair work.
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SAFETY AWARDS, INFORMATION, RALLIES
A t a special meeting on November 12, Kamloops RegionalHighway Engineer R. G. White presented (1/1 award of honour toRegion 2 Construction Branch. Reg ional Construction Superintendent A. G. Jones accepted the award. Left to right, R. G.White, 11. D. Francis (Region 2 Safety Officer), A. G. Jones,G . L. Bray, E. E. Cummings, W. Coxon, N . Makayev, A. Nesting,A. F. Park (Senior Safety Officer).
Nelson District ferry crews recently won a gold safety awardfor working 193,594 man-hours without a compensable accident.Captains C. Fitchett, R. Noakes, and crews of MY. Anscombereceived the award from the Regional Maintenance EngineerP. B. McCarthy.
YOU BET YOUR LIFEGoing through a traffic signal on the yellow light will save you
at best about 30 seconds. Let's say you are about 40 years old,making $7,000 a year. During the next 25 years before retirement age , you will earn at least $175,000.
Assuming you progress salary-wise, you would earn between$200,000 and $250,000 during this period. Therefore, each timeyou" go through on the yellow" you save as much as 21/ 2 centsworth of time, at the risk of $250,000 of earning capacity. Theseare financial odds of 10 million to one!! Pretty risky business,isn't it?
Think about this now, so you will remember it next time youare inclined to risk accidental injury or death just to save a fewseconds. Remember," going through on the yellow" doesn'tnecessarily mean just on the highway. There are plenty of incidents both on and off the job where people go against theimaginary caution light. Don't do it! The odds just aren'tworth it.
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YOU CAJ.V'T
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BUT IT CAN KILL YOU . . .
Carbon MonoxideTake these precautionst-:--
I. Check your vehicle regularly for a leak in the manifold,exhaust pipe, muffler, or tail pipe. In cold weather, exhaust pipeand muffler leaks emit steam and can be seen-other leaks usuallycan be heard.
2. Shut off the engine when parked for more than a few seconds.
3. Keep a window open at all times for proper ventilation.4. Close air intakes temporarily when travelling in slow-moving
traffic or while driving through tunnels, or waiting at stop signsor signals behind another vehicle.
5. Always keep the garage door open when a vehicle is insideand its engine running, or connect the exhaust hose.
6. Never drive with a car's trunk door open or with a stationwagon's back window down, even slightly, unless there is aforced-through draft from open front windows or ventilators.Without forced-through ventilation, the suction created can bringthe exhaust gas into the passenger compartment.
The New Denver shop crew receives the gold safety awardfrom D. C. Westaway, District Superintendent, for working 126,007 man-hours without a time-loss accident. Accepting theaward is Shop Foreman Steve CUll.
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Jim Lyons, left, recei ves silver award ofmerit from Le s Broddy , R egional Hi gh wayEngineer, Prince G eorge, on behalf of theHouston road maintenan ce crew. Crew of 10m en worked 84,640 man-hours from June I,1966, to April 30, 1970 , with out a time-lossaccident. A ward was presented at a safetymeeting held at Bums Lake, August 19, 1970.
A saf ety rally was held at Bums Lake CivicCe ntre , October 5, 1970, M embers at the headtable from left to right . T. R. Y earsley, R egion alM echanical Superint endent ; K . , Jack son , Co ordinator of A ccident Prevention; W. J. M eDonald, R egional Safety Officer; A. F. Park ,Sen ior Training and Safety Officer; R. C. Saul,Dri ver Train er, and R . W. Veitch , Di strictSu perint end ent, Bums Lake.
Safety Officers and M echan ical Sup erint endent recently visit ed the Charlottes. L eft toright , A . F. Park, Ken Jackson , Tom Y earsley,and Wil f M cOonald leavin g Port Clementsfo llowing a short but lively safety meetin g inOctober.
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C. G. Jeffs, Road Foreman 4, recently received B.C. Safety Council silver award fromP. B. McCarthy, Regional Maintenance Engineer. Award was earned by Nelson Districtro ad crew for working 135,434 man-hours without a time-loss accid ent.
-{:r -{:r -{:r A t staging area, top photo, Wilf Conlon (Director of Communicati ons) andJohn Bergen (Road Foreman), Prince George District, prepare equipment forradio rep eater site on Tabor Mountain. Middle photo, helicopter lowers the nosecone shaped anprodome (for antenna protection dome) onto the site. A bov e,close-up view of the" nose cone," with John Bergen on the left, and on the right ,Wally Stewart , Road Foreman from the Nanaimo District, who accompanies Wilfon his field trips.
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The Road Logger getting ready to test the completedproject Oil the Hudson Hope Highway .
The trail er hou sing the radioa ctive carriage.
A detailed look at the carriage which carries the radioactive source . Note the geiger co unter detector lit thetop of the photograph .
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Department Engaged in N uc1ear Testing
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The Paving Branch has arranged for the use of a nuclear densitymeasuring device on a trial basis. Owned by a private firm, the machinewas transported from Saskatchewan to Project S-5769 on the HudsonHope Highway, in October. This project was under the supervision ofIan Douglas and Clarence Wittig and was completed in late September.
The nuclear densometer was successfully used in Saskatchewan indetermining the densities of newly constructed subgrades as well as newlypaved bituminous pavements. The device works on the backscatteringof radioactive particles. It is known that these radioactive particles contain a high concentration of energy, due to the high velocity at wh .chthey are travelling. This machine, called Road Logger (the daily recording kind, not the sawing and chopping kind), uses cobalt 60 as aradioactive source. This emits gamma rays , non-charged photons moving at approximately the speed of light and with a frequency of about3 X 10 1 S cycles per second. Because these particles or photons carryno charges, they are not affected by electromagnetic fields or any electrical fields of that medium.
The gamma ray , emitted from the radioactive cobalt 60 is channelledonto the ground . As the ray s enter the ground, and because of the highenergy content, they collide with the electrons in the material throughwhich they pass. Th ere is transfer of some energy to these electrons,and it eject s it, and the rays depart in a different direction with a reduced level of energy. In other word s, they bounce off one another.The process is ana logous to a cue ball striking a billiard ball at an angle.When the cue ball hit s the billiard ball then the cue ball will depart indifferent directions. Thi s phenomena is called Compton Effect. Thusthe denser the material, the greater the collision and the lesser theenergy when the photons are deflected. It is on this principle of physicsth at the Road Logge r functions.
Unlike other nucl ear density testing dev ices, this is a self -propelledsystem consisting of a half -ton truck containing moisture-measuring units,electro-mechanic al controls, twin-channel recorder, and a small twowheel tr ailer containing the density-measuring unit. •
The unit is a 430-millicurie radioactiv e cobalt 60 and a single sodiumiodide detector mounted in a fou r-wheeled carriage inside the carryingtr ailer, to provide a fixed geometric relationship between the source andthe detector.
Nuclear pulses reaching the dete ctors a re converted into electricalenergies, which in turn are amplifi ed and converted into mech an icalenergy to drive the two-ch annelled recorder. All the electro-mechanicalequipment is contained in module-construction panels in the bulkhead,imm ediately behind the operator on the truck's cab. The system isdesigned for full op eration by one man and, therefore, control s for allsystems are within easy reach of the operator.
As the Road Logger " read s" the pavement, the densities are automaticall y sto red by the recorder. The rate the machine can travel variesfrom 150 f.p.m. to 600 f.p.m. In order to achieve a constant velocity,imp ortant in the operation, the truck has hydraulic-drive controls whichtend to keep the speed constant.
The machine was used successfully on the S-5769 project to check thein-place pavement den sities. The Paving Branch has a correlation studypresently under way to determine the degree of accuracy. If the machineis accepted, possible uses are the determination of subgrade densities ,moisture content of the subgrade and den sities of newly paved bituminous roads. This will provide better qu alit y control for the projectsupervisors and engineers because the results furnished by the RoadLo gger are instantaneous, Weak structures could then be correctedimmediately , resulting in better and safer highways for the travellingpu blic .